Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
HCA on PPACA: Let Exchange Plans Handle Billing
By Allison BellManagers of the new health insurance exchanges should make participating plans collect all payments owed by member patients, according to a HCA Inc. representative.
October 11, 2010
PPACA: EBSA Tries to Ease Employer FearsThe Employee Benefits Security Administration has come down on the side of health plan sponsors in several newly posted answers to questions about the Affordable Care Act.
October 11, 2010
Washington Gripped by UncertaintyAnd, given the current gridlock in Congress, and the likelihood it will get worse next year, the notion that the uncertainty will be swept away within a reasonable period of time is a pipe dream.
October 10, 2010
Washington Gripped by UncertaintyAnd, given the current gridlock in Congress, and the likelihood it will get worse next year, the notion that the uncertainty will be swept away within a reasonable period of time is a pipe dream.
October 08, 2010
Judge Upholds PPACA's Individual MandateA Federal court judge ruled Thursday that Congress has the authority under the Constitution's Commerce Clause to enact the individual mandate provision of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
October 08, 2010
Judge Upholds PPACA's Individual MandateA Federal court judge ruled Thursday that Congress has the authority under the Constitution's Commerce Clause to enact the individual mandate provision of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
October 08, 2010
The Case for a Healthcare Advocate, Part II: The Documents You’ll NeedFor your clients, family members and yourself, keep a simple document on hand that lists your medical and emergency data and contacts. Simple but effective.
October 08, 2010
Unemployment Rate Unchanged in September, as 95,000 Jobs Are LostThe Labor Department's unemployment report released Friday showed a loss of 95,000 nonfarm jobs for September, with the unemployment rate unchanged from August at 9.6%.